…facilitate a thorough critique by Muslim delegations of The Concept Note which is very significant insofar as it touches on and in some cases contravenes important Islamic jurisprudential principles.” Download…
…abortion, is prohibited. Indeed, historically, the majority view among Muslims scholars on contraception has been that it is permissible with the wife’s consent, though perhaps disliked in certain cases.” Download…
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…one of trying to explain the Islamic marriage contract from world perspectives that are at times incongruent with it. This has led to unintended distortions in characterizing its nature. Download…
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…of a debate, or even the hint of one, that could clarify these different viewpoints, so much have the advocates on either side become blinded by their respective convictions.” Download…
…as al-Hasan al-Basri, Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Ibn al-Qasim al-Maliki, Ibn Hazm, and al- Kassani argued convincingly that women have equal rights to those of men in the judiciary. “ Download…
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…commitment by most Muslim women to spiritual and cultural authenticity, could halt or even reverse this process at great cost to women particularly and Muslim societies as a whole.” Download…
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…serious Muslim scholars and activists are themselves troubled by these Pakistani laws regarding zina and rape. They view them as incompatible with basic Qur’anic principles and the prophetic tradition. Download…
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…disciplines. Its growing importance and relevance to our times is attested by the current explosion of publications on this theme and the spirited debate that often accompanies this topic.” Download…
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…all times and for all places. Consequently, it is as relevant today to the United States and Indonesia as it was relevant to the Arabian tribes of the past.” Download…
Qur’anic Foundations of the Rights of Muslim Women in the Twenty-First Century Read More »
…into the enforceability of Islamic marriage contracts in American courts, and so I have called the talk I am going to give today a “sequel” to my earlier talk.” Download…
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